Irmos: The tempest of evil thoughts, having overtaken me, doth drag me down into the abyss of my countless sins; but, going before me, O good Helmsman, govern me and save me, as Thou didst the Prophet Jonah.
Kontakion, in Tone IV—
Holding the sword of righteousness in the right hand and the shield of the Faith in thy left, O right laudable one, thou didst vanquish thine enemies, both those without and those within thy soul.
Theotokion: “Woe is me, O my Light!” the all-pure one cried aloud, standing before the Cross of her Son, her soul crucified with Him; wherefore, she is shown to be the Mother of all consolation for her adopted people.
Thou didst descend through ascetic feats, O trinity of martyrs, and, having broken the snares of the enemy, didst ascend to the heavens in joy; and the Lord hath crowned you with the splendid diadem of victory.
Irmos: Thou didst descend into the nethermost depths of the earth, and didst shatter the everlasting bars which held those who were bound, O Christ, and like Jonah from the sea monster Thou didst rise from the tomb on the third day.
Kontakion, in Tone IV—
Even though we are unworthy of thine aid, O queen of great wisdom, yet lead us up from the depths of our many sinful falls, O thou who hast gloriously escaped from the pit of destruction.
Theotokion: He Who ineffably dwelt within thy womb, O pure one, descended into the nethermost parts of the earth, and, rising from the dead, raised up Adam with Himself.
Traversing the vault of heaven and standing round about the throne of Christ, arrayed in splendid robes of purple, ye rejoice with the choir of the martyrs and the assembly of the venerable.
Extend a helping hand, O Christian queen, unto us who strive to ascend the hard path to the mountain of the Lord, whereon thou standest before God in glory.
Desiring to attain unto Christ, the martyrs, having made progress through ascetic labors, truly struggled even unto death and broke asunder the snares of the enemy as they were spiders’ webs.
Make ready, O thou heavenly Jerusalem! Open thy gates, O Eden! Join chorus together, ye choirs of the righteous! Ye people of Iberia keep festival! And thou, O holy Nina, greet thou the glorious Tamara who arriveth today in the kingdom of heaven to be crowned by the hand of God!
Having splendidly reached the end of the path of suffering, ye were truly led up to the mansions of heaven, O new martyrs, and received a radiant diadem from the hand of the Master.
Ikos: All the ends of the earth declare thine all-great glory, O Tamara, and even the stones cry out, for as one all-wise thou didst not exalt thyself in spirit or mind, but with the teacher of Ecclesiastes didst consider all things to be vanity of vanities, zealously caring for the glory of God alone; and desiring to partake thereof, thou comest now to the King of kings with gladness, to be crowned by His hand.
Bearing palm-fronds in your hands as trophies and the Cross like a scepter, and wearing the outpouring of your blood like a robe of purple, O godly new martyrs, ye stand before Christ, reigning with Him.
The gates of paradise were opened unto you who kept the Faith of Christ, who finished the race in splendor and fought the good fight, O new martyrs.
The new celebration of the three passion-bearers hath today been shown forth to the Church, illumining the fullness of the Orthodox like beacons, O Christ.
Ikos: O ye who struggle ascetically on Athos, come, let us all hasten together and, assembling in the sacred Skete of the Forerunner, let us behold the strange miracles wrought by the wondrous power of God. And there let us find the three newly martyred monks, Euphemius, Ignatius and Acacius, who even if only for a time acceded to violence and —alas!— denied Christ, the Savior of all, yet afterwards, having given themselves over to the labors of asceticism and arrived in Constantinople with palm-fronds and branches, contended against falsehood like the three children of Abraham of old. For, putting the false prophet of the deception of Islam to shame as an antichrist, with their own blood they confirmed and established the Orthodox Faith, openly preaching Christ the Savior as both God and man. And travelling from thence the far-flung seas without suffering corruption, they adorned this sacred temple with the shrines of their relics. And now, imparting healings unto those who with faith have recourse unto them, they illumine the assemblies of the Orthodox.
Translated by Isaac Lambertsen. Edition menaion.en.lambertsen.